Patents by Inventor Sterling Christpher Nicholson

Sterling Christpher Nicholson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automotive entertainment system for rear seat passengers
    Patent number: 6330337
    Abstract: An automotive multimedia entertainment system includes an integrated rear seat entertainment module in which audio signals coordinated with video entertainment devices in the rear seat can be reproduced using the vehicle's audio system. Multiplex control signals between an audio main control unit, rear seat entertainment module, and CD disc jockey allows free selection of sources for single and dual play modes. By sharing an external audio input of the main control unit, between the rear seat entertainment module and the CD disc jockey, a single version of the main control unit can be used in vehicles either with or without rear seat entertainment modules or CD disc jockeys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sterling Christpher Nicholson, Dennis Allen, Mark Alan Leinonen, Daniel Jon Lebioda, John Michael Dicky